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Anay is Green Queen's resident news reporter. Originally from India, he worked as a vegan food writer and editor in London, and is now travelling and reporting from across Asia. He's passionate about coffee, plant-based milk, cooking, eating, veganism, food tech, writing about all that, profiling people, and the Oxford comma.

Climate Change

AgriG8 Bags Investment to Decarbonise Rice Production in Asia with Gamified Platform

Anay Mridul Jun 11, 2024

Agri-fintech platform AgriG8 has received financing from Better Bite Ventures and The Trendlines Group to help rice farmers in Asia reduce methane emissions by up to 55%. Singaporean VC firm Better Bite Ventures and Israel's The…
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Alt Protein

Hybrid Meat Startup SciFi Foods Shuts Down Amid Fundraising Challenges

Anay Mridul Jun 11, 2024

US hybrid meat startup SciFi Foods has appointed an advisory firm to sell its assets as cultivated meat continues to face a bleak investment landscape. San Francisco-based startup SciFi Foods, the maker of hybrid meat from cultivated…
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Climate Change

Disney, Nestlé, easyJet Among Corporations That Invested in ‘Likely Junk’ Carbon Offsets

Anay Mridul Jun 10, 2024

Some of the world's richest and most polluting companies have been investing in carbon offsets that are "likely junk", according to a new analysis. In 2023, non-profit Corporate Accountability and the Guardian undertook a joint…
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Climate Change

Was the World’s Largest Election Decided By the Climate Crisis?

Anay Mridul Jun 10, 2024

India's dramatic election results have confirmed a third term for Narendra Modi, but with a much-weakened mandate – is climate change to blame (or thank) for that? India stands third in the world for the number of billionaires and the…
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Chocolate

Euro 2024: Deutsche Bahn Passengers to Get Free ChoViva Cocoa-Free Chocolate Cookies

Anay Mridul Jun 10, 2024

German national rail company Deutsche Bahn has partnered with Planet A Foods to offer cocoa-free chocolate shortbreads during the Euro 2024 football championship and beyond. As fans travel to Euro 2024 stadiums across Germany, those…
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Climate Change

‘Outrageous’: Debt Payments for Climate-Vulnerable Nations Reach 34-Year-High

Anay Mridul Jun 10, 2024

The 50 countries most vulnerable to climate change are paying back 15.5% of their government revenues as debt to external creditors, the highest rate since 1990. Debt payments by the 50 countries facing the worst impacts of the climate…
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Climate Change

USDA, FDA & EPA Renew Agreement for Programme to Reduce Food Loss & Waste

Anay Mridul Jun 7, 2024

US government departments have signed an agreement to renew their collaborative efforts to reduce food waste and loss in the country. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Environmental…
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Alt Dairy

Pureture Develops Technology to Produce Clean-Label Vegan Casein in 30% Less Time

Anay Mridul Jun 7, 2024

US biotech startup Pureture has developed an innovation that cuts the production time for its yeast-derived casein protein by 30%, and enables clean-label alt-dairy formulations. As part of a rapidly expanding market for animal-free…
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Animal Rights

KFC, Chick-Fil-A, Denny’s Among Major Chains That Still Use Caged Pigs for Pork

Anay Mridul Jun 7, 2024

Many of the US' biggest fast-food chains still use caged pigs for pork and have made no commitments to end the practice, according to a new report. If you thought your Black Forest Ham sandwich at Subway was ethically sourced, I've got…
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Alt Protein

State of Global Policy: Canada Leads Investment in Alt-Proteins, Asia a Region to Watch

Anay Mridul Jun 7, 2024

Canada and the EU lead the way in terms of public funding for alternative proteins, while Asia is a region to watch for this year, according to a new policy-centric report. Governments are investing more capital and implementing more…
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Alt Protein

Prolific Machines Nabs $55M to Create Cultivated Meat & Novel Proteins by Harnessing Light

Anay Mridul Jun 6, 2024

Californian biotech startup Prolific Machines has closed a $55M Series B1 round for its photomolecular platform, which leverages light to create novel proteins at significantly lower costs. The $55M investment represents the first close…
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Food & Nutrition

Sprout Organic Outlines UK Launch Plans & Why There’s A Lack of Vegan Infant Formula

Anay Mridul Jun 6, 2024

Nadia Schilling, director and chief marketing officer of Australian infant nutrition brand Sprout Organic, talks the lack of vegan formula, seed oils, policy barriers, carbon neutrality, and its UK launch. As plant-based infant formula…
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Cell-Based News

Cultivated Meat Startup Aleph Farms Lays Off 30% of Staff As Part of ‘Asset-Light’ Growth Strategy

Anay Mridul Jun 6, 2024

Israeli cultivated meat producer Aleph Farms has let go of 30% of its domestic workforce, reportedly due to difficulties in securing capital amid its scale-up process. Aleph Farms, one of only four companies cleared to sell cultivated…
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Cell-Based News

Myocopia: Can Cell Metabolism Be the Catalyst for Cost-Effective Cultivated Meat?

Anay Mridul Jun 6, 2024

Finnish researchers have come up with a way to make cultivated meat without expensive growth factors, relying on stem cell metabolism instead. As the race to produce cost-effective cuts of cultivated meat continues, researchers at the…
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Green Business

Wicked Kitchen Acquired by Ahimsa Companies in Latest Plant-Based Consolidation Move

Anay Mridul Jun 5, 2024

Global plant-based food leader Wicked Kitchen has been acquired by the newly formed Ahimsa Companies, which seeks to lead an "industry-wide consolidation effort". Ahimsa Companies, a newly formed holding company by the Ahimsa…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Non-Dairy Starbucks, Vegan Flights & A Bezos Protein Centre

Anay Mridul Jun 5, 2024

In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Starbucks' upcoming Oatly collaboration, a vegan certification for…
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Alt Protein

Forsea Foods Hosts Cultivated Eel Tasting in Israel, Aims for 2026 Rollout

Anay Mridul Jun 5, 2024

Israeli alternative protein startup Forsea Foods held an intimate tasting event for its cultivated unagi in Tel Aviv, with plans to launch the eel meat in Japan by 2026. Investors, journalists, food manufacturers, opinion leaders and…
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Climate Change

UK University to Create Climate-Resilient Crops in £3M AI-Powered Plant Lab

Anay Mridul Jun 5, 2024

The University of Essex has built a new facility to develop crops that can adapt to a hotter and drier planet, which features a vertical farm and is backed by AI-assisted research. Researchers at the University of Essex will leverage…
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Chocolate

With $750,000 in Funding, Kokomodo Emerges as Latest Cell-Based Chocolate Player

Anay Mridul Jun 4, 2024

Israeli startup Kokomodo has emerged from stealth with a $750,000 investment to produce cocoa and chocolate products via cellular agriculture. As the future of chocolate becomes increasingly uncertain, Kokomodo is the latest startup…
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Alt Protein

Eat Just Reformulates Vegan Just Egg with ‘Biggest’ Improvement in Taste & Texture Since Launch

Anay Mridul Jun 4, 2024

Californian alternative protein leader Eat Just has debuted the fifth iteration of its vegan Just Egg, made from mung beans, which further closes the gap in taste and functionality with conventional eggs. It's five years, five versions…
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Alt Dairy

Brevel Opens Microalgae Protein Factory to Create Superior Plant-Based Dairy Analogues

Anay Mridul Jun 4, 2024

Israeli startup Brevel's first commercial-scale facility will churn out hundreds of tons of microalgae protein powder to supply the plant-based dairy industry. Biomass fermentation player Brevel has opened a 27,000 sq ft commercial…
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